QA Automation Engineer

Overview

Would you like to help enrich the lives of learners around the world?

At RM, we’ve been pioneers of education technology since 1973. We provide technology and resources to the education sector, supporting over 20 million students and improving educational outcomes worldwide.

What we do helps learners at all stages of their lives, from preschool to higher education and professional qualification; we partner with schools, examination boards, governments, and professional organisations globally to make learning more accessible, more engaging, and more impactful.

RM operates through three divisions:
Assessment (digital assessment and marking solutions), Technology (managed services, hardware, and software for schools), and TTS (educational resources).

Within the assessment market we are experts in providing solutions for online exam testing and marking and the management and analysis of educational data. We work with government ministries, exam boards and professional awarding bodies for high stakes assessment such as GCSEs, ALevels, and professional qualifications. Each year, our software is used globally to conduct hundreds of thousands of on‑screen tests and to mark millions of paper‑based scripts.

For over a decade we have been partnering with the world’s leading awarding bodies to deliver intuitive, secure, and reliable e‑marking solutions.

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We encourage early applications as the vacancy may close once the position has been filled or final interviews have been arranged.

Joining us means becoming an integral part of an exciting new team, poised to make waves in the education sector!

As a QA Automation Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our platform by focusing on automation and collaboration. Reporting to the Engineering Manager of your team, you will work closely with developers, architects, principals, product owners, and other QA Engineers to deliver high‑quality software that meets user needs and aligns with organizational goals.

This role is about driving automation‑first testing and embedding quality into every phase of development. From analyzing requirements and creating test plans to implementing automated tests and validating releases, you will be integral to delivering exceptional software. Working as part of a cross‑functional team, you’ll ensure testing strategies are robust, efficient, and scalable.

We take a data‑driven approach to QA, using metrics and insights to continuously refine our processes, improve coverage, and guide decision‑making. The scope of testing goes beyond functional validation, encompassing Accessibility, Performance, Scalability, and Integration testing to ensure our products deliver a seamless experience for all users under real‑world conditions.

You will collaborate with the Principal QA Automation Engineer to align with broader QA strategies and contribute to improving testing practices, tools, and frameworks. Your work will help ensure smooth, reliable, and secure user experiences, while supporting the team’s agile delivery goals.

• Collaborate with developers and product owners to understand requirements, identify edge cases, and define the definition of done.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites for frontend, backend, and API testing.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous delivery.
• Perform functional, integration, and regression testing with an automation‑first approach.
• Monitor and analyze test results, troubleshooting and resolving issues to ensure delivery timelines are met.
• Document and report bugs, ensuring timely resolution through collaboration with developers.
• Align with the Principal QA Engineer on testing frameworks, strategies, and best practices.
• Ensure testing aligns with organizational compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, WCAG).
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts, refining processes and tools to enhance efficiency.

You are a QA Automation Engineer who thrives on delivering quality software through automation and collaboration. You are passionate about embedding…